Working Student - Japanese Corporate Banking

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Would you like to work for one of the World's largest banks in an exciting, dynamic and international environment?

We are currently recruiting for a Working Student to join our Japanese Corporate Banking Division (JCBD) in Amsterdam.

About MUFG

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with approximately 2,000 locations in more than 40 countries. The Group has about 120,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.

About MUFG in the European Economic Area

Following the decision taken by the UK in 2016 to leave the European Union, MUFG has taken all of the necessary steps to ensure the continuation of all services to clients, regardless of their location. Clients located in the European Economic Area (EEA) access services through MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. as well as MUFG Securities (Europe) N.V.

About MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.

MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. (MBE) is a fully-owned subsidiary of MUFG Bank, headquartered in Amsterdam. With offices throughout Europe, our teams provide clients with comprehensive financing solutions spanning Coverage & Structured Finance, Capital Markets and Transaction Banking, using MUFG’s global reach to provide bespoke solutions.

Your impact at MUFG

Join our dynamic team in Japanese Corporate Banking Division for EMEA. In MUFG Bank Europe, we have Corporate Banking Departments in Amsterdam, Brussels, Germany (spread over four cities), Madrid and Vienna. As a Working Student, you will become part of JCBD Amsterdam, which consists of 6 teams: Business Management/Planning, Business Promotion/Relationship Managers, Administration, Cash Management Services (CMS), KYC and Credit Analysts. This role will give you the opportunity to gain real work experience in a corporate setting/financial institution while developing knowledge of corporate banking/Japanese corporates in the Netherlands.

The role includes the following:

• Executing administrative tasks, help reporting and supporting any of the teams in JCBD with daily business (e.g. Support Credit Analyst to perform regular credit analysis).
• Supporting KYC team in preparing reviews of Know Your Customer files and executing relevant administrative tasks. (e.g. information collection, cross-checking documentation, data entry, etc.)
• Working alongside other JCBD members in order to meet the target and other team requirements, by harmonizing with the whole team.
• Coordinating with relevant other Divisions (e.g. Operations, Customer Supporting Office) to respond to business/client needs and join internal meetings.
• Ensuring compliance with the Bank’s rules, policies, procedures and guidelines together with all relevant regulatory and statutory requirements.

In order to be successful in the role, you will need the following:

Skills and experience:

• Be a full time student with affinity for or interest in banking/financial services
• Enthusiastic to gain experience of working at a Japanese corporate, understand Japanese corporate clients’ business and develop knowledge of finance and commercial banking
• Willingness to understand MUFG strategies, regulations and manuals
• Excellent attention to detail, proactive, hands-on
• A structured and logical mindset
• Working knowledge of Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Analytical skills, including good knowledge of Microsoft Excel for data organization, and reporting.
• Fluency in English, both in verbal and in writing. Japanese language is a plus.
• Interpersonal and networking skills.

Personal requirements:

Integrity and Responsibility

• Balance Risk with Opportunity
• Customer Focus
• Demonstrate Global Perspective

Professionalism and Teamwork

• Drive For Results
• Collaborate and Build Partnerships
• Communicate Effectively and Professionally

Challenge Ourselves To Grow

• Influence and Inspire Others
• Lead Change & Seek Continuous Improvement
• Think Strategically
• Manage and Develop Talent

What do we have to offer:

• We offer an opportunity to work in one of the largest banks of the world in a growing and international environment. You have various opportunities to develop yourself and we will support you with that by offering various training and development possibilities.
• To work in an ambitious, international environment with colleagues from different countries and cultures, who strive for the best.

Additional information:

The application window will be closed per 19 September 2025.

The role is based in the Netherlands.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.

About US

At MUFG, our colleagues are our greatest assets. Our Culture Principles provide a roadmap for how each of our colleagues must think and act to become more client-obsessed, inclusive and innovative. They reflect who we are, who we want to be and what we expect from one another. We are excited to see you take the next step in exploring a career with us and encourage you to spend more time reviewing them!

Our Culture Principles

• Client Centric
• People Focused
• Listen Up. Speak Up.
• Innovate & Simplify
• Own & Execute